On the same day that HK fell seven places to 80th on the @RSF_inter Press Freedom Index "because of its treatment of journalists during pro-democracy demonstrations", a police officer used a baton to break the filter of a student reporter's DSLR camera. Photo credit: Undergrad

RSF's East Asia Bureau Head Cédric Alviani said the drop in the rankings was a "direct result of the policy of violence against journalists that was led by the executive and the police during the demonstrations". Full thread by @richardjpyne here: https://twitter.com/richardjpyne/status/1252527334109794304?s=20

@RSF_inter has reconstructed a chronology of major attacks against the press in Hong Kong since demonstrations began in June. https://rsf.org/en/news/hong-kong-five-months-violence-against-press

For months, a tight-knit band of student reporters has been on the ground at nearly every protest and rally across Hong Kong sending updates from the front lines of the pro-democracy demonstrations https://reut.rs/2NrVCJV  Full thread by @saitomri here: https://twitter.com/saitomri/status/1215456598128128000?s=20